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Todays operation was a total success, pulse this morning was around 110 -125 and not very strong, now it is 60 +/- and very strong.

EXCELLENT news!!!!!!! See ya at the 2027 BS

October 17, 1978, Village People released "Y.M.C.A.," on its way to hitting #1 in over 15 countries. The disco anthem that turned every wedding, gym, and stadium into a dance floor shaped like four letters.

Success! This morning my pulse was 110 -125 and not very strong and now it is 60 +/- and very strong. Thank you to all who offered prayers, I am a firm believer in their power.

I only saw in person one other fiberglass hood! Yes they made a fiberglass rj hood early on. Wheel Horse made the first fiberglass hood for the Senior, the earlier and bigger Wheel Horse. . My understanding is the supplier of fiberglass was from Indianapolis. The first photo is from a Senior ad piece. Second shows fiberglass hood in a private collection in Toledo, Ohio that i saw several years ago when i bought a 603 Wheel Horse from my friend John “ Brrly” Campbell! John had stored some of his tractors in this business building. The former owners main office was used to store a number of pristine restored Wheel Horse tractors! The last photo is the fiberglass hood Wheel Horse and as i have been told and recall they were called an RJ 25!

And didn't miss a beat! Pun intended

Looks like you made it out ok Richard! My family was a GM family in the 50' s through the 70's. Grandmother had a 59 Biscayne with the cat eyes and bat wings and then a 60 Impala. Uncle graduated from college with a 57 Belair and traded it for a brand new 65 Impala SS. He later had a 73 El Camino which was based on the Malibu. I was thinking about that car/truck the other day. I took my dog for a walk in my old home town and drove by a shop and lo and behold there's an identical El Camino on a lift! I wonder what became of Waldo's El that drove him nuts?

I like to install tenders with two-pin bullet connectors with rings on the other end, and run the connector out through the grill, so that you can plug in without ever opening the hood. Both should be replaced as a set. Also, cars with this set up need a reset of the battery monitor when replacing the batteries so the charging profile updates and doesn't over-charge.

I'm believing for your total healing in the mighty name of Jesus. I declare it done with faith believing that it will work out for God's glory for we know that all things work together for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. I know that you are doing your best to follow God and you are called according to His purpose. If you ask anything in His name it shall be done. Whenever two or more agree in faith believing it shall be done. I know there are many more here in faith believing with you. Amen.

October 16, 1958, Chevrolet begins to sell a car-truck hybrid that it calls the El Camino. Inspired by the Ford Ranchero, which had already been on the market for two years, the El Camino was a combination sedan-pickup truck built on the Impala body, with the same “cat’s eye” taillights and dramatic rear fins. It was, ads trilled, “the most beautiful thing that ever shouldered a load!” “It rides and handles like a convertible,” Chevy said, “yet hauls and hustles like the workingest thing on wheels.”

I bought a piston with rings kit and a connecting rod for my 416-8 which has the K341s 71371 engine. The connecting rod is where my confusion comes in. The box part number is "45 067 23" . That part number corresponds to a rod being .010 under to fit a turned down crankshaft, which is what I wanted. The casting though on the rod itself is "47 059 07" and when I looked that number up, it came back as a standard size replacement for a couple of different engines and then in one post the poster started that rod number is .010 under. Also as to the connecting rod it is my understanding that there is a "old" style rod and a "new" style rod, I think one being thicker then stock? The "45 067 23" should be "old style"? This piston is not standard but rather .010 over. The part number on the box for the piston and rings is "45 874 03" Code 748, there is no S at the end. The casting inside the piston has the numbers, 4507456 on one side and B3042 on the opposite side. On the top of the piston is stamped .01 and in a faint black ink stamp is 4507458. The rings that came with the piston is part #4510807 Looking up these rings, they are also .010 over, so all of that should be fine I believe. Thanks for your help.

I came across this guy a few days ago in a group of tractors I bought from an estate. It appears to be in early production 1955, and has a fiberglass hood. It has welded on nuts for the grease zurks on the front steering, a solid bar axle stop no muffler clamp holes or shifter stop it also has a suspended fuel tank without a stand, along with a cable brake. The steering mechanism does appear to have been changed as the steering shaft is the only unpainted metal on the entire machine. The steering links appear similar to the rest except the steering link attaches to the top of the drag bar on the one side and then downward on the other like standard. It has a 1200 Clinton 152 series and a large diameter rear end pulley.... The previous owner had it for 30 years. And it's exactly how he received it. I'm curious as to what the experts think? I know these little guys have had quite the life since new, but the lack of modification holes, and the completeness make me wonder if this truly is a survivor? I have more pics but hit my 16mb limit

Great news Richard, See ya in June.

Way to go Dick!

Glad to have you back dick! I'll continue to pray for your recovery!

Rainy evening here so in garage tonight. Got the 702 ready for winter.

Tire shops! After changing and fighting tires for more than 20 years , I take them down the street to the Mennonites! Funny story about that shop. When I first moved here in 88 there was a old barn. he was a farmer/tire dealer. You had to catch him when he was there. He had a folding chair and a little tackle box for money. Then later I was working at Napa. He had kids, lots of them and they grew older. They built a 2 bay shop off of the house. The boys helped with the farming. The wife and girls ran the tire store. She would call for a case of hand cleaner once a month. They used it as tire lube. I would deliver the cleaner and there would be these 2 girls about 8 yrs. old wrestling a farm tractor tire with a couple of tire spoons. One day I was driving by and here's the mother wearing turd kicker boots rolling this giant tractor tire down the driveway by herself! When the boys got old enough to run a business they got sick of farming and built a Taj Mahal tire shop and they stay relatively clean whilst the hired help get all crappy.

We have available the outer spindle pulleys ( # 106074 ) for mid 70's thru early 80's 48 inch side discharge decks with the keyed spindles. These are brand new, never installed pulleys. Price is $40.00 each plus shipping, continental US only. Private message me here, or call / text during normal business hours. DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS POST AND NO EMAILS . If you see this ad they are available and prices are current.

Finally got my widened wheels painted today. They actually look better in person than in pics.

Hope you are in recovery and feeling better, Richard. I keep checking this thread to see if there is any news. Thoughts and prayers.

My safety classes I preach three points of body contact with the tractor when getting on or off. Especially true for high wheel or big tractors with ladders. Never grab or use any levers or shifters.

Sorry to hear that grandma is closing shop, but sounds like had a good run. Our members here would be very interested in what she has to offer and we would like to help you and her as much as we can. We have a free classified section where I will move this post to which will be better suited for this sale. As per our forum rules however, I do ask of you provide a price for some of the items you have in the pictures. You are free to add as many more items as you wish and if you run out of our 16MB attachment limit, I can temporarily lift that for you.

Here are some more pictures including the unpainted steering column and the rear end

Someone please call a doctor, @T-Mo has lost his mind.

That’s the best line I’ve heard in a loooong time!

That front carriage is a desirable thing

I got one in my toolbox. It'll loosen the big nut on the mule drive as well. Nice to have. Mike..............

Man, we've got some bad ju ju going on in our Mo. location. Earlier this year, we had a sewer backup in the basement. Clearing that,we discovered a broken sewer pipe. Repairing the pipe required removing 1/2 of the deck. Next trip, I discovered that the air conditioner compressor had died - it is late enough in the year that this does not need immediate attention. This trip, the '72 Chevy truck does not start. 0 volts on the battery. Installed a new battery. Still no action with the key. Then it hits me. I found the driver's door unlatched and the vent windows open when I walked up to the truck - odd, I was pretty sure I had closed it up a month ago the last time I used it. Then I noticed some speaker wires hanging that didn't used to. A closer look revealed 4 wires with spade connectors hanging under the dash. Right behind the ignition switch. The engine cranked when I bumped 2 of them together. SOMEONE TRIED TO STEAL MY TRUCK! That truck does not start right up after sitting idle for a while. I know the starting procedure, so I'll bet the attempted thief cranked the battery dead and didn't get it started. I've got to wire the ignition switch back up. Then I'll move the truck next to the house and implement some things to make it harder to steal. Yup, I filed a police report. They won't be able to do anything, but they said they would increase patrols through our neighborhood. Description and plate number are in their records now.